July 2014

2014 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Ike Ornelas

President, VP EDC
Trejo Construction, Inc
Michael V. Garcia
Immediate Past-President
Garcia & Carvajal-Garcia, LLP
NenaCastillo-Pitts (Life Member)
President-iElect
CHRISTUS Spohn Alice
Ella Munoz
V.P. CVB
Del Cielo Home Care
R. David Guerrero (Life Member)
V.P. Civic
Jim Wells County
Ofelia Hunter
V.P. Membership
Alice Echo-News Journal
Hector Hinojosa
Treasurer
City of Alice
Juan A. Navejar Jr.
Executive Director

Board Members
Ann Awalt
Community Action of the Coastal Bend
Ted Bearden
Carlisle Insurance & Realty
Pete Beltran
Grassmasters
Jacob Cantu
Cantu Chevrolet
Mark Dominguez
AFLAC
Dorella Elizondo
Del Cielo Home Health
Ryan Hawkins
Wells Fargo Bank
Mary Macareno
Macareno Signs & Graphics of Alice
Albert Martinez
Individual
Rodrigo Rodriguez
Walgreens
Dr. Reol Valadez, DDS
Individual Member

Staff
Noemi Andrade
Admin Assistant

2014 Alice Ambassadors

Nicole Perez-Morris - President
Tem Miller- Vice President
Nena Castillo-Pitts(Life Member)- Secretary
Maricela Perez - Treasurer
Dee Dee Arismendez
Pete Beltran
Dr. Nori Cuellar, PhD
Amanda Sue Freideck
Bruce Menking
Julie Gaza
David Silva
Margaret Smith (Life Member)
Alisha Trainham
Marisa Yvette Utley
Clare Wonders
Bethany Zamora

Tax Free Holiday Aug 8-10

Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales taxes on August 8, 9 and 10 - the state’s annual tax holiday. Lay-away plans can be used again this year to take advantage of the sales tax holiday. New this year includes items sold online, by telephone or mail.


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From the Executive Director

Juan A. Navejar Jr

Every business owner dreams of expanding their business in some form or fashion. I have admit I have a quote from the movie Steal Magnolia where Truvy (Dolly Parton) is blindfolded by her husband and arrive at her second location and says to him “I can’t believe it, I’m a chain.”


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Signs of the Economic Times

Paul Rycroft

The health of the economy is often a big focus in news headlines, but why all the attention? The answer is both simple and complex. In our free enterprise system, the state of the economy can make a big difference in our daily lives. It affects opportunities in the job market, drives the stock market, determines prices and influences buyer behavior.
 

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Avoid getting bugged by potentially harmful pests this summer

Better Business Bureau

BBB tips for hiring a trustworthy exterminator
Warmer temperatures and rainy weather are bringing out various insects you probably don‘t want in or around your home. Especially since Texas is a state at risk of the mosquito-borne viruses like West Nile and chikungunya. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has already confirmed the state’s five cases of chikungunya, a viral disease that can cause fever and severe joint pain, and one case of West.
 

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Protecting People Different from Ourselves

Tourism Tidbits

 Tourism is about discovering the unknown and about learning about the other.  Often in the tourism we need to deal with people who have a different sexual, religious, or political orientation from ours.  We also have to deal with, serve and protect people whom we may not like.  Often these people are a challenge to our belief system and from a personal perspective these are people whom we might not want to choose as our personal friends. 

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Chamber Golf Tourney


The Alice Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament first place winners are Robert Alviar, Steve Rodriguez and JR Castillo.

Chamber Golf Tourney


The Alice Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament second place winners are Morgan Lamprecht, Andrew Garza and Aaron Hinojosa.

Chamber Golf Tourney


The Alice Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament third place winners are Ruben Guerra, Ovidio Escamilla and David Salas.
2014 Alice Business Today - July 2014